Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in the Mercusys MB115-4G
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability due to a stack buffer overflow in the http_gdpr_decrypt function of the Mercusys MB115-4G device's web interface. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the /cgi/login endpoint, causing memory corruption and the httpd process to crash, resulting in a denial of service for the web administration service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12495
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8cq-j6x7-pfpx
References
More Mercusys vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35352 Mercusys MW305R 3.30 and below is has a Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate private key disclosure. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-07205 Mercusys MW301R Web Interface password recovery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2021-05991 MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Directory Traversal via ../ in conjunction with… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-10208 TP-Link TL-WDR7660 2.0.30, Mercury D196G 20200109_2.0.4, and Fast FAC1900R 20190827_2.0.2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-10207 TP-Link TL-WDR7660 2.0.30, Mercury D196G 20200109_2.0.4, and Fast FAC1900R 20190827_2.0.2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-07878 MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Denial of service via a crafted value to the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-12495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8cq-j6x7-pfpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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